CATH Domain 3skgA02

CATH Classification

Level	CATH Code	Description
	2	Mainly Beta
	2.40	Beta Barrel
	2.40.70	Cathepsin D, subunit A; domain 1
	2.40.70.10	Acid Proteases

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily	Acid Proteases
Functional Family	Beta-secretase 1

Enzyme Information

3.4.23.46

Memapsin 2.

based on mapping to UniProt P56817

Broad endopeptidase specificity. Cleaves Glu-Val-Asn-Leu-|-Asp-Ala-Glu- Phe in the Swedish variant of Alzheimer's amyloid precursor protein.

-!- Suggested to be the major 'beta-secretase' responsible for the cleavage of the beta-amyloid precursor protein to form the amyloidogenic beta-peptide that is implicated in the pathology of Alzheimer's disease. -!- Belongs to peptidase family A1.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P56817

BACE1_HUMAN

Homo sapiens

Beta-secretase 1

PDB Structure

PDB	3SKG
External Links	PDBSum Proteopedia
Method	X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation	Synthesis and in vivo evaluation of cyclic diaminopropane BACE-1 inhibitors. Thompson, L.A., Shi, J., Decicco, C.P., Tebben, A.J., Olson, R.E., Boy, K.M., Guernon, J.M., Good, A.C., Liauw, A., Zheng, C., Copeland, R.A., Combs, A.P., Trainor, G.L., Camac, D.M., Muckelbauer, J.K., Lentz, K.A., Grace, J.E., Burton, C.R., Toyn, J.H., Barten, D.M., Marcinkeviciene, J., Meredith, J.E., Albright, C.F., Macor, J.E. Bioorg.Med.Chem.Lett.